Combating Misinformation Runs Deeper Than Swatting Away ‘Fake News’
Combating Misinformation Runs Deeper Than Swatting Away ‘Fake News’
“Fake news”-style misinformation is only a fraction of what deceives voters. Fighting misinformation will require holding political elites and mainstream media accountable
Platforms can also respond to misleading content that does not violate official policies using community-based moderation that adds context to misleading posts (like X’s Community Notes and YouTube’s new crowdsourced note program). Larger platform changes such as ranking content based on quality, rather than engagement, might hit at the root of the problem rather being than a Band-Aid fix.
Larger platform changes such as ranking content based on quality, rather than engagement, might hit at the root of the problem
Wait, we shouldn't just let people create intentionally divisive outrage machines?
20 0 ReplyBold idea, right?! Meanwhile the tech bros in charge of those sites are like “We’ve tried nothing, and we’re all out of ideas!”
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8 3 ReplyDidn't read, of course. But let me spare everyone from the drudgery: "Anything right-wing is misinformation"
....lol. Leftists.
1 25 ReplyI know I probably shouldn’t engage, but I am curious. Do you believe Scientific American has some sort of ideological agenda?
16 1 ReplyBuddy, you think the concept of the 15-minute city is somehow a nefarious plot to control you. Spare us.
13 1 ReplyRight-wingers only actually being right about anything when they "think" they're grossly distorting the truth for a "joke" that ain't ever funny.. where have I seen that before? Oh yeah, everywhere. Like, it must be day that ends with a Y or something.
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